The Quinine Pill is Bittersweet: An African Odyssey - A novel - Softcover

De Voorde, Annouk Van

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798894199382

Verlag: Ewings Publishing LLC, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

A well-dressed young woman disembarks in Port Banana in Belgian Congo with her two small children. She is there to meet her husband Andre, who is established in Ruanda-Urundi, the land of the tall lords and their sacred cows. An enterprising businessman, Andre had bought land to grow quinine, a miracle cure for malaria. The journey home takes them across the Congo. Adapting to Rwanda is challenging for his wife and children. The youngest, Elsa, acts out and becomes unmanageable, even at school. It is decided to exile her to a convent in Europe; years of loneliness ensue. When she returns home years later, she plots revenge on the teacher who caused her exile. Suddenly, life changes. All Europeans are repatriated, losing everything they built. Elsa discovers she is free from all attachment. Her roots are no longer planted in the same ground; they are now planted where she chooses-freedom.

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Annouk loves literature, books, and folkloric music. Her adventurous spirit has brought her to many lands and taught her many languages. Growing up in Ruanda-Urundi and the Belgian Congo has given her a unique perspective that she uses to tell her stories. She has also had the privilege of teaching French to many students for over forty years in the United States.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Ewings Publishing LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798894199382
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 438
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